Andrew Bird Announces New Album Echolocations: River

He recorded the instrumental LP while standing in the Los Angeles River

Photo by Jesse Lirola

Andrew Bird has announced a new album: Echolocations: River is out October 6 via Wegawam Music. Bird recorded the eight-track instrumental LP while standing in the Los Angeles River underneath the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge. River is the second installment in Bird’s Echolocations series, which features site-specific pieces. Below, preview Echolocations: River and find the tracklist; scroll down for Andrew Bird’s upcoming tour dates. Bird’s first Echolocations record, Canyon, was issued in 2015. Last year, he released Are You Serious. Last week, he debuted new music during an episode of “Live From the Great Room.”